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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill17 Sept 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy Lords, this is a different world. Given that the economy is actually struggling to gain momentum, as every serious economic commentator is saying, thanks to the Government’s…16 Sept 2025HANSARDPlastic PollutionMy Lords, as someone who campaigned on the need to reduce the use of plastics, I was devastated by the collapse of the treaty negotiations. When does the Minister think they will…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support the general thrust of the amendments in the name of my noble friend Lord Roborough. The focus of Natural England is bureaucratic and precautionary, as we heard…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, as I have said on several occasions, we need to cut down on the bureaucracy of planning and the excessive application of policy on habitats. Even the Prime Minister has…11 Sept 2025HANSARDMerck Research SiteWhen I visited the excellent Chase Farm Hospital last year, I talked to the pharmacy. It had a lot of shortages of particular medicines. I have experienced the same in my local…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPension Funds: Use of UK-listed Investment CompaniesMy Lords, we the Official Opposition understand the attraction of strengthening the economy and strengthening pension funds by investment in infrastructure. However, the Pensions…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell. I agree that enforcement of legislation is almost as important as legislation itself. I support the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025That was extremely helpful, especially the direction of travel in terms of reform. I would be very interested to know what the growth questions to the PRA and the FCA were. The…03 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025My Lords, I thank the Minister for his clear explanation of these statutory instruments and the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, for her gloss on that. Today we are considering the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025I support the objective of growth. I used to be a Treasury Minister and I know that the Treasury will move forward, but it would be good to get this process done.03 Sept 2025HANSARDGilt YieldsTo ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recent rise in gilt yields, and what contingency plans they have in place to manage any further rise.02 Sept 2025HANSARDGilt YieldsThe noble Lord is generally dismissive of criticism of economic policy, but the bond markets do not lie and their current verdict is crushing, with borrowing rates at a 27-year…02 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I simply want to agree with Amendment 89 in the name of my noble friend Lady Hodgson of Abinger. I prefer it to the amendments from my noble friends Lord Fuller, Lord…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, to pick up the point of the noble Lord, I remember my uncle getting pylons next to his house and how the compensation saved the day for his small business. My own view…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, connections reform is very important if we are to give the grid capacity. The noble Earl, Lord Russell, is right in wanting to speed things up and to ensure that these…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillComing back to Amendment 77, I mention one word: growth. We are trying, with cross-party effort, to reform the planning system and speed it up. I hear some good ideas from the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillCan the Minister not deal with the problem of patches of best-quality land on a site with a classic de minimis rule of, say, 5%? That would still allow us to protect the best land…01 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformMy Lords, the proposed changes outlined by the Government in what they are calling their Leeds reforms are broadly to be welcomed. It is essential to get the balance right between…23 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillMy Lords, I will speak to the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere. He has spoken with great eloquence and killer arguments. I agree with him, so none…23 Jul 2025